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When Principal Consultant Matthew R. Dimmick attended the National Institute of Crime Prevention’s (NICP’s) courses on CPTED with his colleague Jason Mayfield, AIA, CPD, he watched their classmates gravitate to Jason for his viewpoint as the design expert in the group. Jason’s insights helped Matthew further recognize the value in CPTED principles and their application and how architects can provide value to physical security teams. He was so impressed with Jason’s insights that he sat down with him again to pick his brain.

This July will mark Ross & Baruzzini’s 65th anniversary and to celebrate we are taking time during the months leading up to the special day to talk about the firm’s past, present and future. As I kick off our 6-month-long celebration I want to remember our founders and share some of my own memories about Dr. Donald K. Ross, Sc. D., P.E. and Joseph Baruzzini, P.E.

As customer expectations increase and hazards and threats evolve, airports and other public venues need to re-examine emergency preparedness efforts to support mitigation, response, and operational recovery.

The one thing I love most about Ross & Baruzzini is the spirit of volunteering and dedication to civic involvement that comes from our employees. 2017 was a year where the Ross & Baruzzini team shined as they opened their hearts to those that needed it the most. We hope Ross & Baruzzini’s commitment to community involvement and charitable giving will serve as an example for our employees, clients and partnering companies to make a greater commitment to their communities, and change lives.

The newly approved tax plan has the potential of benefiting security programs. 2018 may be an ideal time to conduct gap analyses or broader threat and risk assessments to determine areas and assets that may have not been afforded sufficient protections, in the past, due to budgetary restrictions. This will allow for the development of a very strong business case for your security department budget for the 2019 fiscal year.

Ross & Baruzzini is pleased to announce the appointment of Megan Huff as the Vice President and Managing Principal for its division Macro, one of the leading rail, transit and public safety radio systems engineering consultancy firms in the United States.

Little Caesars Arena is the anchor project for a new 50-block redevelopment in downtown Detroit simply known as, “The District Detroit,” a world-class sports and entertainment development that spans five neighborhoods and includes six theaters/performing art centers and four professional sports teams.

Each year, industry publications nationwide release their high-profile rankings of the top design and consulting firms, and Ross & Baruzzini is proud to be continually placed as a top firm. We are even more excited that once again we’ve moved up in the rankings.